1Moses gathered the whole community of Israel together. He said to them, "Here are the things the Lord has commanded you to do. 2You must do your work in six days. But the seventh day will be your holy day. It will be a Sabbath in the Lord's honor. You must rest on it. Anyone who does any work on it must be put to death. 3Do not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day."

Supplies for the Holy Tent

4Moses spoke to the whole community of Israel. He said, "Here is what the Lord has commanded. 5Take an offering for the Lord from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring. "gold, silver and bronze

6blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen

goat hair

7ram skins that are dyed red

the hides of sea cows

acacia wood

8olive oil for the lights

spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense

9onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth

10"All of the skilled workers among you must come. They must make everything the Lord has commanded 11for the holy tent and its covering. Here is what they must make. "hooks

frames

crossbars

posts

bases

12the ark of the covenant

the poles and cover for the ark

the curtain that screens the ark

13the table for the holy bread

the poles and all of the articles for the table

the holy bread

14the lampstand for light and everything that is used with it

the lamps and the olive oil that gives light

15the altar for burning incense

the poles for the altar

the anointing oil

the sweet-smelling incense

the curtain for the entrance to the holy tent

16the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate

its poles and all of its tools

the large bronze bowl with its stand

17the curtains of the courtyard with their posts and bases

the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard

18the ropes and tent stakes for the holy tent and for the courtyard

19the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest

the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests"

20Then the whole community of Israel left Moses. 21Everyone who wanted to give offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for the sacred clothes, and for any other purpose there.

22Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord.

23People brought what they had. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. They brought goat hair, ram skins that were dyed red, or the hides of sea cows. 24Some brought silver or bronze as an offering to the Lord. Others brought acacia wood for any part of the work.

25All of the skilled women spun yarn with their hands. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. 26All of the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so.

27The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth. 28They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense.

29All of the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for all of the work the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them to do.

Bezalel and Oholiab

30Then Moses spoke to the people of Israel. He said, "The Lord has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri. Uri is the son of Hur. Bezalel is from the tribe of Judah. 31The Lord has filled him with the Spirit of God. He has filled him with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts. 32He can make beautiful patterns in gold, silver and bronze. 33He can cut and set stones. He can work with wood. In fact, he can work in all kinds of arts and crafts.

34"And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab the ability to teach others. Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, is from the tribe of Dan.

35"The Lord has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work. They carve things and make patterns. They sew skillfully with blue, purple and bright red yarn and on fine linen. They use thread to make beautiful cloth. They have the skill to work in all kinds of crafts.